The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-09
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Robert DoEning in the Gladiator"
Fanny Davenport hss purchased
the American righte Of sard9u's new
play, "rusca."
The Ed sin Booth Lawrence Baue,t
company is playing 10 phenomenal
business In the wet.
Mrs. Lingtry declares that the sight
OF her name In big letters o the wa Ia
Is meat and drink TO her.
II Ia said that Courtney Barnes
Mrs John 7. Raymond Ia to he q
member OF Mrs. James B:oxn Pot
ere company.
Kate Clsx'on has bought a rev
play called "rhe World Against Her."
She says II IL the strongest piece she
has read in years.
W. A. MestsyeI's "Tobcgssning,"
the latest comedy farce, Is prone unced
by the western press TO be the fun
niest skit on the stsge.
Richard Mansfield exp' cts TO appear
10 "The Merchant Of Venice" some
time this eeason, giving his own con.
cepiion OF the role OF Shylock.
tbs an unpleasant seknoEledgs.
ment, but by actual couat there are
seventeen drsmat zA.ions OF "She" in
the market, and more are under way.
John S. Clarke, the American COM
edian, who has been acliug 10 l. iRlsnd
igr several years, Is making q probes
sionsl tour OF the large cites oil this
country.
Mary Auderson's presentation OF
"a Winters Tale" is attracting such
large sudienc Q that II is nov c, riain
to ruu prChtsbly through the entire
London season.
The second actress to play Lsns
Dsspard Ia AS 10 Looking Glass
will be Lillian L. Wis. nov starring in
The west She is under the manage
msnt of W. l.. Allen.
People who have feen the Boston
production OF "Conrad, the Corssir,"
say that la point # pretty faces and
| indicate costumes IL tufpAsse3 all
X ce's former ,fjrts.
Mckee Rankin's production oil
Macbeth" With Kelly's music, ha.
been deferred until February next
Toe hitch IL mainly concerning toe
&C merry and accessories.
10 addition TO smile. De Bfessier,
Mrs. Pot er's repertoire will include
the Iroa Master" Marianne d,
NouboTg" /, new translatlon OF "Rul
Bal, aud "Iolsnde," a one-cJ
piece.
Mr.. +. O. Bangs, whose reputation
as an sctor Ia well stsblished, vii
begin q s,arirg tour October IL. III
has secured the right from mr.. Lag
renee Barrett 10 produce xr. Boxer
"fanceeca da R,mini" aud Mr. Bar
rett's version Of Mss Mi,fjrd's RI
emit"
IL is stated that Memrs Robson on
: Crane In the ise Of ten years, dur
| log which time they have been part
. ners In the Theatrical business, nav
paid 10 American dramstists no les
han $4,000. Their chief success
: h wsytr. appears TO have been mad
. ~ith Shakespeare's COMEDY {
Errors"
Zba's new play at the .0deon the
, ter Of Paris has scored q success. Ii
the story Of FreI On Eioch Ardei
vho returns home after an alb. ence {
. twenty years 20 had bic wife marie
. 10 anot ier. The finale 10 rather ptcu
lar. All tie parties take q slas'
vine together. and then the frat hu
/ band becomes tramp.
Henry living, In a speech o. O bel
. qu-t at u asgo~, said the time WOO
/, come when every municipality won
osn theAter, juat 40 u would Own
o city ball or Q library. This htatemti
i hn set tho Eglish papers of In
J. lively discussion. Wtehsr the city
. owning the theater would shli
y chesp " amu'emenls, IL the questio
Harry O. Barton has bsen compell'
10 resign his petition With tue Jane
l. waibwisht company oSlrg TO 4
= ness. NJ. Barton acted Olaudiui
y "Vhginius," the Gno,t In Hamlet
AlatJr in "Ingomn," with 9th
parts. He vas formerly with J. b
McCulllugh, and for the past two 80
sons hus filled engagements In Els
II Booths company.
n Owen Fsrree, Who mansges MI
/, Rhea, has adopted = novel plan to q
sertlse his star. In FAIRY finger
. the chiei scene shows the sales roo
n Of q IN hionshls dtess maker, and
. which ali OF RheA's costly ssriro
4 10 displayed on dummies procured !
. that purpoee. This 10 intend,
a u catch the lsdieS, and Us
. ally does Il. A handsome civ
j. tumble Ia also presented TO eve
o lady present N q souvenir oil tbs p'
D. form.nce.
70 Young Alexander salvini plays q
!, rart OF the Iodian priest In Mr. Ho
u ellis plsy, "A Fofrsoie Conclusion
Wi en- the n, va OF bis ,uccess In Y
part reached his father 10 Fiorens
70 the uasedisn SECURED, with son
u pslns, q real priests rtbe, which
- sent the sclor, With q tougratulso,
70 letter, In whon he alec expressed
q iervent wish that his son might
u Al a on the stage, practice some OF y
1eli.denlal and cultivate some OF y
! gracee Of the order which the ORE
symbtlli d.
Henry Irving and the London pre-
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